IAR 27

IAR 27
Role	Two-seat primary trainer
National origin	Romania
Manufacturer	IAR
First flight	1937
Number built	200+

The IAR 27 was a 1930s Romanian two-seat low-wing monoplane primary trainer designed and built by Industria Aeronautică Română.^[1]

Design and development[]

Based on the earlier IAR 21 and in particlularly the IAR 22 but the design was simplified to allow for mass-production.^[1] The IAR 27 was a braced low-wing monoplane powered by a 180 hp (134 kW) IAR 6G1 piston engine and it had two open cockpits in tandem.^[1] More than 200 aircraft were built and they served with both civil and military training schools in Romania.^[1]

Operators[]

Romania

Royal Romanian Air Force

Specifications[]

Data from ^[1]The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft

General characteristics

Crew: 2
Length: 7.41 m (24 ft 3¾ in)
Wingspan: 9.10 m (29 ft 10¼ in)
Height: 2.40 m (7 ft 10½ in)
Wing area: 16.60 m² (178.68 ft²)
Empty weight: 670 kg (1477 lb)
Gross weight: 948 kg (2090 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × IAR 6G1 inline piston engine, 134 kW (180 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 180 km/h (112 mph)
Range: 400 km (249 miles)
Service ceiling: 5000 m (16405 ft)

References[]

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Notes[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Orbis 1985, p. 2180

Bibliography[]

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.

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[orbis-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Orbis 1985, p. 2180

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